Archive for the ‘words’ Category
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
[rev_bri / Flickr]
A lot of conservative Christians -- who voted reliably for Bush in the last two elections -- seem to be alienated and disappointed by McCain as their Republican option. Some, though, argue pragmatically that it's in their long-term interest to support him.
Kara is a Christian who is "determined ...
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Romney on a cookie [David Reeves / Flickr]
There's lots of chatter that McCain might announce a VP pick this week. Whether or not that's likely, the vice presidential betting steamed up recently, centering on Mitt Romney or Bobby Jindal. Jindal backers will be sad to know that he just announced ...
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
Media circus [Taz etc. / Flickr]
Political Lizard would like you to know that John McCain's recent trips abroad didn't generate anything like the media circus that will soon surround Obama in Europe and the Middle East. Obama will be shadowed by all three nightly news anchors: Katie Couric, Brian Williams, ...
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Thursday, July 17th, 2008
[stuckincustoms / Flickr]
[Ann Raber is a BallotVox co-curator.]
Evangelicals just might be the known-unknowns of this election. How will these traditionally Republican voters cast their ballots in November? It's always been assumed that their beliefs on hot-button issues like homosexual marriage and abortion dictate their votes. This year things might ...
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Thursday, July 17th, 2008
On the Texas-Mexico border [Broken Piggy Bank / Flickr]
Nationally, immigration takes a backseat to a bunch of other issues in this election, but in border states that may not be the case. Here are two bloggers with Texas roots who feel passionately about it. Their perspectives couldn't be much farther ...
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
This week's New Yorker cover shows Barack Obama dressed as a Muslim, Michelle outfitted as a Black Panther/terrorist, a flag burning in the fireplace, and Osama bin Laden in a gilt frame on the wall. It is, of course satire. Or it's supposed to be. It seems to be confusing ...
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Cigarette seller in Tehran [kamshots / Flickr]
The US currently exports over ten times more to Iran than at the start of the Bush administration. At the top of the pile: cigarettes. Somewhat suprising, no? John McCain seemed to think so last week when he responded by saying, "Maybe that's a ...
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
Despite reports that the Bush administration is expanding covert operations in Iran to "destabilize the country's religious leadership," despite the recent (photoshopped) Iranian missile tests, and despite Israel's vigorous aerial exercises over the eastern Med last month -- despite that, people in the Middle East are asking for peace.
Ask? is ...
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
In Prescott, AZ [PaisleyPitbull / Flickr]
In Kalispell, MT [TiAmoComeSei / Flickr]
Here's a quick antidote to the snark about drug addiction and baby mamas: some thoughtful accolades for Cindy McCain and Michelle Obama.
RightwingSparkle lives in Texas. At 20, she was a Democratic feminist Baptist, and now she's a Republican pro-life ...
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
[-John-- / Flickr]
The Democratic VP territory shifted this week. On Monday, Jim Webb declared he didn't want to be Obama's running mate. The next day, John Edwards changed his tune and said he'd consider a VP slot if asked.
Kevin O'Meara, Army officer turned business executive, must be very disappointed that ...
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Thursday, July 10th, 2008
[kabl1992 / Flickr]
Alternative energy occupies an unusually large piece of the stage in this presidential campaign because of gas prices, the Iraq war, and global warming, among other things. Just over a month ago, the government banned new solar-energy projects on public land. The reason: it needed two years to ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
General store in Butcher Holler, KY
[jimmywayne22 / Flickr]
Jonathan Gay, aka Cyberhillbilly, grew up on a small tobacco farm in Kentucky's Appalachian mountains. His father was a coal miner. A recovering lawyer, Jonathan now works on economic development. He knows old and new economy, he knows Appalachia, and he thinks he ...
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